Home / Dwight Widaman

Author Archives: Dwight Widaman

Green Bay Packers player shares  faith, shows support for C.J. Stroud

stroud nfl

Christian players in the NFL are expressing support for Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud after his comments about Jesus in a postgame interview were deleted. “I’m not saying I’m on the same level ...

Read More »

Baptist Bible College in Springfield rebrands as Mission University as turnaround continues

baptist bible

Baptist Bible College in Springfield is changing its name to Mission University. The rebranding references the founding purpose of the institution to train Christian pastors and missionaries. “We have overcome in the ...

Read More »

IDF disguised as women and staff take out terror cell in Arab hospital

idf hospital

IDF special forces eliminated a terror cell based in an Arab hospital early Tuesday morning during an “unprecedented” raid. The operation foiled a planned terror attack by Palestinian terrorists who aimed to ...

Read More »

Religious “nones” now outnumber all religious groups

nondenominational baptist nones

More Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated than as being part of any individual religious group. More than one in four U.S. adults now identify as religiously unaffiliated, or nones, compared to ...

Read More »

Franklin Graham launching 10-city evangelism tour along southern border

graham border

Evangelist Franklin Graham has announced plans to travel where many politicians fear to tread – the U.S.-Mexican border. He will launch a 10-city God Loves You tour in February. “We are taking ...

Read More »

World marks Holocaust Remembrance day

holocaust remembrance

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed on Saturday against the backdrop of rising antisemitism in the United States and around the world. “As we are witnessing an alarming rise of antisemitism around ...

Read More »

Jay Leno on political comedy: “I just stopped doing it”

jay leno

Jay Leno may have acknowledged why late-night comedy shows are losing viewers in droves: they’re just too political. In a recent interview, the legendary late-night talk show host expressed his opinion on ...

Read More »

Police arrest 47 people connected to Istanbul church attack

church attack

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a church attack in Istanbul that left one person dead Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on Twitter stating that the armed attackers ...

Read More »

“Someone Like You,” is first movie based on Kingsbury novel

kingsbury movie

“Someone Like You,” the first major movie based on a book by bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 2. “We’re excited about it,” Kingsbury says. ...

Read More »

World’s indigenous peoples unite behind Israel

indigenous israel

Indigenous peoples around the world have united to place their own embassy in Israel and voiced support for Jews in their historical homeland of Israel. The Indigenous Coalition for Israel (ICFI)’s embassy will be ...

Read More »

Three US troops killed in Iran-linked drone strike

Several U.S. troops have been killed in an attack related to the Israel–Hamas war.  Last week, two Navy Seals accidentally died in a naval operation. The Biden administration blamed Iran-backed forces for ...

Read More »

Actor Russell Brand seeking meaning by reading Bible

brand

Actor Russell Brand is on a spiritual journey that is drawing him closer to Christianity. “The reason I wear a cross is because Christianity and, in particular, the figure of Christ are, ...

Read More »

Ravens coach John Harbaugh “gives glory and honor where its due” 

Kansas Citians will be cheering for the Chiefs in the AFC championship game against Baltimore on Sunday. At the same time, however, they can appreciate the public expression of faith by Ravens ...

Read More »

Optimism over giving in 2024 despite economy

ministries giving

A recent survey found reason for optimism about faith-based giving in 2024. Despite ongoing economic challenges, donations to churches and ministries remain strong. That’s according to the Giving in Faith report from ...

Read More »

Granger Smith excited moving from country music success to ministry

granger god music

Granger Smith has no regrets as he transitions from country music singer to full-time ministry. “I’m just so excited about it,” he says. “I have so much joy just even thinking about ...

Read More »

Polyamory and the ‘Next Sexual Revolution’ That Has Been Here for Years

polyamory

On January 23 I posted on X, “Five days ago @MattWalshBlog wrote, ‘This is now the fourth article in a major media publication in the span of one week pushing ‘polyamory.’” Today, ...

Read More »

Radio network drops Alistair Begg after LGBT wedding advice

begg wedding

American Family Radio (AFR) announced yesterday it will no longer air Alistair Begg’s radio program “Truth For Life” because of remarks Begg made last year about Christians attending LGBTQ weddings. The controversy ...

Read More »

Harvard antisemitism head once labeled Israel an “apartheid” state

harvard apartheid

Harvard University’s efforts to address antisemitism on campus are not off to a promising start. The co-chair of the new antisemitism taskforce, Derek Penslar, director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies, has ...

Read More »

Solutions for the “irreversible decline” of American Christianity

American Christianity

Few things have occupied the American Christian mind the past few years like the seemingly inevitable decline in the American Christian population. The Atlantic ran a piece from Tim Keller called “American ...

Read More »

Missouri teacher allegedly tried to kill husband with smoothie

teacher husband

A teacher at a Christian school in Jefferson City has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to poison her husband. Sarah Scheffe is a part-time art and design teacher at Calvary ...

Read More »

Number of migrant “gotaways” equals population of Kansas City and St. Louis

gotaways

The number of illegal immigrants who evaded authorities (known as gotaways) at the southern border last year is equal to the combined population of Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. The revelation ...

Read More »

Missouri bill requires age verification on porn sites

parents media porn sites

Missouri lawmakers have found a bi-partisan issue: making it harder for minors to access porn sites by requiring websites to verify the age of users. Several bills have been proposed by Democrat ...

Read More »

Senator: Why did Treasury Dept. monitor purchase of bibles?

treasury bibles

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reportedly instructed banks to monitor Americans’ online transactions involving the purchase of Bibles and Christian books. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the ranking Republican ...

Read More »

Outrageous energy bills? These officials could keep them down

energy bills

January kicked off with bone-chilling, pipe-bursting temperatures. By the end of the month, Missouri and Kansas residents can expect energy bills, many topping $200, extending their wintertime misery. Those energy bills — ...

Read More »

Poll: Arabs overwhelmingly support Hamas Oct. 7 attack

arabs hamas

A new survey finds that Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa overwhelmingly agree with the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and kidnappings. The extensive effort surveyed residents of 16 nations representing ...

Read More »
X
X